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Area Republican leaders appeared before the Jackson County Board of Commissioners Monday night to ask that the board move forward with redistricting. Kelley Gary, chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party, said that, based on the 2010 federal census, some of the commission districts are unbalanced. The executive committee of the county ...
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A Commerce couple reported some unappreciated assistance as they moved out of a Crossing Place apartment on Monday. The couple, a 27-year-old white male and 26-year-old white female, explained that they had served notice on the apartment management that they were moving out and had just about completed the move, except for tools, some paint, a ...
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In the latest meeting to discuss the City of Nicholson’s proposed 2012 budget totaling $426,000, council member Chuck Wheeler questioned the amounts included in the proposed budget for equipment and roadwork. Wheeler said, “I know people think I want to cut the budget, but that’s not it. I think we might want to put more in some ...
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The Commerce Police Department continues to make drug cases against people pulled over for routine traffic violations. Over the past week, the department filed three felony charges and three misdemeanor drug charges as a result of traffic stops. Two of those stops were on Interstate 85 northbound. Marty Christian Davis, 38, P.O. Box 723, ...
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Sometime in the next two years, Dr. James Bouchard proposes to build a grocery store and a medical office building on Nunn Road just off Hwy. 98 (Maysville Road). The Commerce Planning Commission voted Monday night to recommend that the city council approve Bouchard’s request to rezone three tracts comprising a total of 24 acres from AF ...
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Commerce will kick off its Christmas season this weekend with a host of events Friday and Saturday followed by the annual Christmas parade Sunday afternoon. Friday night will feature Commerce by Candlelight from 5 to 9, with candlelit sidewalks, carolers, a live nativity scene, horse-drawn carriage rides, refreshments in Spencer Park, door ...
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A man struck by a vehicle Friday night while walking across South Elm Street near the intersection with Ila Road was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition with a fractured skull and other injuries. Trooper Matt Miles said Isabel Perez-Amaro, 41, of Maysville, ran across the road in front of a Ford ...
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There is still time to get applications in for the Dec. 4 Commerce Christmas Parade. The event, organized by the Downtown Development Authority, takes place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. The theme is “Winter Wonderland.” The parade wraps up the Hometown Holidays Weekend, which features a number of other events. “The Christmas parade is ...
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